NIKA

The czech singer/songwriter, classical composer, arranger, pianist and a musical theatre actress NIKA (Veronika Boráková) released her mesmerizing debut album FLESH & SOUL in the spring of 2022 & this March she has released her second studio album ELSEWHERE. Born in the city of Ostrava, she is a graduate of the Janáček Conservatory in classical composition. Her work is a distinctive take on genres such as jazz, pop, folk, classical and alternative music. In her lyrics she speaks about manipulation and hypocrisy in society, mental abuse or dealing with intense emotions.

For her debut album Flesh & Soul (2022), NIKA has won the Jantar Award in the popular music category, she also became the winner of the Junior category in the JazzFruit competition and performed at prestigious festivals such as Colours of Ostrava, Smetanova Litomyšl, Prague Sounds or the Czech Music Crossroads showcase festival, but also at the Paris-Prague jazz club in Paris.

You can also find her in musical theatre (Moravian-Silesian National Theater) as an actress/singer - currently she performs the main roles in two musicals: Elisabeth and Interview. From June 2025, she will perform the role of Agnetha in Pavel Klusák's drama ABBA / Scenes from Married Life.

She is also the lead vocalist of a czech band Stratopilot.

NIKA's accompanying band consists of drummer Jonáš Bjolek, pianist Pavel Duda and bassist Nicolas Gatto.

Contact NIKA:
nikasongwriter@gmail.com